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Grok I think you're totally missing the point and I'm not sure why you're bothering to post. If everyone took your attitude we'd live in a complete sh*t tip! It should not be there in the first place and the OP and the rest of us are simply opening a discussion about what if anything can be done. The answer is not, as it appears you think, to just step around it. By that logic we can all drop our rubbish, fly tip, pee in doorways etc etc and we'll all just put up with it because, you know, we can just step over it, close our eyes to it, ignore it, clean it off ourselves when we get home. Believe me, I agree there are some real 'first world problem' type threads on this forum, and while I also agree this issue of dog mess only falls into the 'things that are highly annoying catergory' - it's still a valid enough local issue to pool thoughts on and find out what, if anything can be done - other than the 'just ignore it' approach. James, thank you. I will email.

Grok you think my 4 year old should have to run about on the park dodging dog muck do you? And Growlybear - of course there are many, many more important things to discuss but this is a local forum for chatting about local issues that annoy us. Get it?? How about you pop on to the For Sale section and pick on someone there, maybe ask if there are not more important things to do than selling an old toaster for a fiver? Dog mess is a real problem all over East Dulwich and surrounding areas and I've definitely noticed it getting worse. There was talk of Dog Licensing in some (one particular?) areas, again, recently wasn't there?

It is really bad on and around Ondine road too at the moment. It's infuriating but as others have said, realistically what can be done? And it's highly unlikely that the people who are letting their dogs poo everywhere are reading this forum because generally to do so, it means you have some sort of interest in the area you live in and what those around you think, feel and have to say about local matters and clearly these scum bags don't have any of that. I wonder if they care about the little boy who's mum had to drag him out of the classroom the other morning in front of all of his friends and try to clean his shoes before he could go back in? Doubt it.

Hi all, Thank you so much for taking the time. Lots to think about and thanks for the recommendation for that FB page - sounds great. I too have mostly bought maternity clothes that aren't specifically for pregnancy and the same with nursing, i just look for clothes i can feed in now. Sunbob thanks for taking a look anyway. It is a free version of survey monkey just to get some initial feedback, but the options are a bit limited. I agree there are sections which may need an 'other' or similar response. Does anyone know any independent maternity and or nursing brands? I'm looking for any small designers/makers etc....do point me in their direction if so. Thank you.

Thank you to anyone who has already done this. I'd be so grateful if any other mums and mums-to-be could take a few mins to fill it out! Cheers x

Hi all, If you have a spare 5 mins I'd be really grateful if you would take this 5 min survey on maternity and nursing wear for me? Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3HVWC52

I'm so pleased to see this thread and read that my dinner offerings to my son are quite similar to other people's!! I have such guilt about his food. My son is a fussy eater and takes AGES to eat any meal, so although I try very hard to get him to try new things, I have to stick to the things I know he likes seeing as it can take him about 40 mins to eat a meal he loves and more than hour if it's something new that he doesn't really want! So, mine loves tuna pasta as others have mentioned and I mix with with some broccoli and peas as these are the only two veggies he likes. He does like fish more than meat which is good so I think frozen salmon or white fish fillets are good and pretty quick...especially the ones you can get in the bag that go in the oven like that. (i serve with mash, or a bit of rice and veg) Omelettes are another good quick option for me, usually quite plain for us - so with a bit of cheese, sometimes ham and always peas or broccoli. Bolognese for us too. It's pretty quick to make and I have stopped using the jars of sauces and I use loads of fresh toms or whatever needs using up from fridge plus a tin or two of plum toms. If I do him a frozen pizza I always add broccoli to the top. One of his favourites, which I make and then split into batches is fish pie. There's a bit of cooking involved but it's pretty quick and once you have a few frozen they are a brill easy meal. I buy a fresh fish mix,cook with very finely diced onions, maybe a bit of leak (but he'll moan if he finds them of course) and cook with some creme fraiche or similar. Then I mash white and sweet pots together and whack on top. Another tip I have found for getting carrots into him is to buy tinned ones. They are really soft so I mush them up and add them into things - especially the mash for the fish pie. Mine is not a big meat eater but i've had success with turkey mince meat balls. I just ball the mince up almost dry fry and serve with penne pasta and a some tinned tomatoes. Also...he often has frozen fish fingers/fish cake or some sort of frozen chicken steak in breadcrumbs.....Does everyone else?? I always feel guilty giving him these, especially when a friend tells me how she makes her own all the time!! I think what makes feeding them hard also is that although I'm sure we would like the whole family to sit down together and eat, it's just not always practical and that's what i struggle with. My 4yr old needs his dinner pretty early, I'm sure this must be the case with other families.

About 100, could have been more, have just gone down Ondine Road!!

Hi, I have a 1995 VW polo that I need to get rid of. Is there a local service that collects for scrap or similar? The car runs but has a few issues - it's MOT'd til Oct though so if anyone else wants it for free drop me a message - I need it gone ASAP. It sailed through last mot too!

This sounds great, thank you. I was going to post something as my son will start reception in September and as far as I know he does not know any other children that will be starting GG. I'd love him to have a few friendly faces around so if anyone else is in a similar position and fancies meeting up over the summer so the kids can get to know each other a tiny bit I'd really appreciate it! Drop me a PM if so. Hope to hear from you!

Has anyone tried logging into the ParentComms app? It says on the eAdmissions page that you can find out the outcome earlier using that, but non of the login details I was sent via text back in Jan seem to work.

Thanks all! Some useful comments and DMs. Appreciated.

Oh that's disappointing to hear Melihoople but thank you! I'll have to ask my midwife...not seeing her for a few more weeks. I wonder why, if as I believe, they had two plumbed in pools in the nightingale, they would move them? Money saving on pools for the new suite maybe....

Thanks ACBP....yes, i wondered if anything had changed since the birthing suite had opened too....hope not!

Just resurrecting this to ask... Does anyone know if it's possible to have a water birth at kings in the normal labour rooms? As in not in the new midwife led birthing suite? Thanks!

Sorry, bit of a bore me, snore me post but... I'm thinking of switching energy companies but wary of ending up with one that are a pain in the you-know-what to deal with. I'm currently with British Gas, I don't find their customer service too bad but reckon I can save a lot by switching...there's loads out there though offering better rates. Npower are said to be avoided at all costs.....any others, does anyone know? Or anyone had good experiences they can share? people generally only to take the net to write bad reviews. Cheers!

Hiya, I'd love to know too! Hoping to meet up with summer babies group. Is there somewhere we can add our email addresses? X

Hello! I haven't managed to keep up with the group but am keen to get involved still if that's ok? Is there a new meet up planned? X

Great! Thanks.

Just reviving this thread to find out the latest opinions on Kuki? I'm after a great cut and colour and really want to try somewhere new.

Thank you for replying everyone. It's good to have read a few opinions from each side. Obviously my main concern would be receiving some bad news and him being there to hear etc. That does worry me. I know he'll be okay with the boredom/ waiting/behaving issues (just about!) so on balance I think I will take him. It's good to hear that others have done exactly that and the staff seem happy. I called the Harris birthright centre and was told it's perfectly fine to bring him. Fingers crossed it's a positive experience for all of us. Thanks again.

Hi all, Has anyone taken an older child along to the 20 week scan at Kings? Firstly, does anyone know if kids are allowed? I've been thinking of taking my 4 year old but now not so sure. He's really good and I'm confident he'll sit and be well behaved/quiet etc. I thought it would be nice for him to see that this brother/sister we keep going on about is really there! But now I'm wondering if it will be frowned upon? Or worse, they won't let him in!

Thanks for all the feedback everyone!

Hi all, wondering if anyone has used the chico next to me crib/cot or the mamas and papas Snuzpod, or something similar? I want something for baby number 2 to sleep next to bed in without me having to get up and down all night long (barring all unavoidable newborn reasons I might have to get up and down for all night long anyway!). My last baby was a whopper and I'm thinking this one will be too so need something spacious for it to last the optimum length. I like the look of the Chico Next2Me for this reason...but has anyone used anything else? Thanks for any advice.